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we are also learning some new details about adam lanza. the 20-year-old gunman behind last week's or ifg elementary school shooting. this is the small community tries to heal and makes sense of what has happened not even one week ago. there were six funerals today. three of them were for first graders. allison wyatt, benjamin wheeler and catherine hubbard. family and friends said goodbye to substitute teacher lauren russeau, anne marie murphy and principal dawn hochsprung. all have been hailed as heroes for trying to protect their students. i remember hearing lauren's boyfriend saying they had just celebrated their one-year anniversary and he thought that relationship was forever. deborah, let me start by ask go you, what is this new phase that the investigation is entering into? >> reporter: what it is, it is all about motive, motive, motive. investigators are trying to figure out why he did what he did. and adam lanza took very great pains to get rid of virtually the brunt of the evidence which was the computer, smashing it to bits. dest
we are also learning some new details about adam lanza. the 20-year-old gunman behind last week's or ifg elementary school shooting. this is the small community tries to heal and makes sense of what has happened not even one week ago. there were six funerals today. three of them were for first graders. allison wyatt, benjamin wheeler and catherine hubbard. family and friends said goodbye to substitute teacher lauren russeau, anne marie murphy and principal dawn hochsprung. all have been hailed...
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what worries me is the next adam lanza may be out there. whether there's copycatting or a psychopathic desire to hurt folks, we need a homeland security approach to mental health in this nation because right now, we are not giving these parents, the nancy lanzas of the world, many options. >> that's a stunning number, three million of those out there. we don't even know. dr. oz, adam lanza's mother reportedly tried really hard to help him fit in with the mainstream. she tried for years. he had a school psychologist at least at one point. i wanted to play you just something that i spoke to a woman who actually wrote a blog and her blog was entitled i am adam lanza's mother, and she was talking about her own son who has mental health issues. she has had to basically charge him with battery, her husband did, in order to get him put into a mental health institution. i wanted to play you what she had to say and get your response. here is liza long. >> the advice i got was that i needed to press charges so that we could create a paper trail again
what worries me is the next adam lanza may be out there. whether there's copycatting or a psychopathic desire to hurt folks, we need a homeland security approach to mental health in this nation because right now, we are not giving these parents, the nancy lanzas of the world, many options. >> that's a stunning number, three million of those out there. we don't even know. dr. oz, adam lanza's mother reportedly tried really hard to help him fit in with the mainstream. she tried for years....
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little is known about adam lanza. but as a gawky high school freshman in 2007, lanza seemed so vulnerable the former school security director at newtown high school tells cnn he warned his school officers to keep an eye on the child so he would not be picked on or bullied. lanza was also assigned to a school psychologist, says the security director. the lanza joined the tech club he remained withdrawn. in 2008, age 16, lanza enrolled anderson cooper a student at western connecticut state university, 15 minutes from his home, taking among other classes german, computer science, american history, and macro economics. he dropped out in 2009, and did not return. lanza's high school friend ran into nancy lanza a few years ago, he says the mom described adam as doing well in college and told him he had taken him shooting as a hobby and liked to go to the gun range. what was interesting, nancy lanza was doing everything she could to mainstream her son. he clearly had issues but she was trying to keep things as normal as poss
little is known about adam lanza. but as a gawky high school freshman in 2007, lanza seemed so vulnerable the former school security director at newtown high school tells cnn he warned his school officers to keep an eye on the child so he would not be picked on or bullied. lanza was also assigned to a school psychologist, says the security director. the lanza joined the tech club he remained withdrawn. in 2008, age 16, lanza enrolled anderson cooper a student at western connecticut state...
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chief randy adams wasn't charged. because adams didn't directly control the city's money. but even the judge wondered in court, i don't know why he's not a defendant in this case. so where is adams today? he lives in simi valley, an upper class l.a. suburb 50 miles northwest of bell, just off of country club drive, in a gated community. his five bedroom, five bath, $800,000 home overlooks a picturesque golf course. >> disgusting and the fact that he is living this lavish lifestyle on the backs of us? >> reporter: bell resident denise redarti calls adams the one who got away. >> arrogant, cocky, criminal. if i can find the dictionary where it says corrupt police chief, whatever his picture will be on it. he's the epitome of what is wrong in this country. >> reporter: she says that because of these e-mails from 2009 exchanged between adams and lank spinaachi, negotiating the terms of police chief, wrote, i'm looking forward to seeing you and taking all of bell's money, just a share of it. she replies, lol, you can take your share of the pie just like us, we will all get fat
chief randy adams wasn't charged. because adams didn't directly control the city's money. but even the judge wondered in court, i don't know why he's not a defendant in this case. so where is adams today? he lives in simi valley, an upper class l.a. suburb 50 miles northwest of bell, just off of country club drive, in a gated community. his five bedroom, five bath, $800,000 home overlooks a picturesque golf course. >> disgusting and the fact that he is living this lavish lifestyle on the...
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and in digging for details about shooter adam lanza and his family. accounts emerge that are still confusing, sometimes conflicting. a neighbor who knew him in recent years describes lanza as troubled. but listen to this account from a young man who knew him. >> he was just a kid. >> just a kid. >> just a kid. >> never anti-social? >> no, adam, no. >> trouble-make centre. >> no, definitely not. >> noticeable? did he just kind of blend into the background? >> yeah. nothing that would warrant any of this. >> ryan craft says he babysat adam lanza about ten years ago when lanza was ten and craft was 15. he describes lanza as focused, quiet, introverted. he never saw evidence of violence, craft says. but says lanza did throw the occasional temper tantrum. >> just general stuff like you would have to put him to bed and he wouldn't like that. or we had to stop watching tv, and he wouldn't like that. normal stuff that kids do, but i guess at 10 years old, kids get out of that phase, but that wasn't the case for adam. >> mother told him to let ryan do whatever
and in digging for details about shooter adam lanza and his family. accounts emerge that are still confusing, sometimes conflicting. a neighbor who knew him in recent years describes lanza as troubled. but listen to this account from a young man who knew him. >> he was just a kid. >> just a kid. >> just a kid. >> never anti-social? >> no, adam, no. >> trouble-make centre. >> no, definitely not. >> noticeable? did he just kind of blend into the...
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what are you learning about target shooting, nancy lanza, and adam? >> that's one of the things investigators have to look at. what were both of them doing in the months leading up to this? in particular, her son, the suspected shooter in the case? they're finding out more about that. they're learning in fact both mother and son had been to target practice, did go to gun ranges several times over the past several years. they don't know exactly how often yet, but most recently for adam, anyway, in the last six years and over the course of several years. the reason they don't know the big picture, the full picture is atf is still canvassing all of the gun ranges in the area, and there are a ton of them, to get more information about this. they're still following a lot of leads, and they're also looking at computers, computer said they have discovered in the home. a couple of them, we learned from our law enforcement officials, is that they were smashed. smashed to smith arenes. >> he tried to destroy the evidence? >> that appears to be the case, the app
what are you learning about target shooting, nancy lanza, and adam? >> that's one of the things investigators have to look at. what were both of them doing in the months leading up to this? in particular, her son, the suspected shooter in the case? they're finding out more about that. they're learning in fact both mother and son had been to target practice, did go to gun ranges several times over the past several years. they don't know exactly how often yet, but most recently for adam,...
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that left adam and nancy back here. nancy lanza worked in finance in boston and here in connecticut for some years. but recently she has left work. we don't know whether she was retiring or whether she was taking a break. she did tell acquaintances she wanted to take care of adam. now, we did speak to one neighbor, gene j mcdade, who said she didn't find anything unusual about this particular family. >> she was a stay-at-home mom who loved her kids. there is no explanation. there was no funny business going on as far as i know. >> they were quiet. seemingly friendly people. i don't think people in this neighborhood really knew them too well. >> were they -- did they struggle, were they more simple? >> i think they were well off, but i can only speculate. i don't know. it's not really my business. >> that was gina mcdade's son, jp. i'll tell you, the one question that keeps coming up here, this is an upscale, afluent family. what's the connection to the guns? some police sources are saying adam may have had access to six
that left adam and nancy back here. nancy lanza worked in finance in boston and here in connecticut for some years. but recently she has left work. we don't know whether she was retiring or whether she was taking a break. she did tell acquaintances she wanted to take care of adam. now, we did speak to one neighbor, gene j mcdade, who said she didn't find anything unusual about this particular family. >> she was a stay-at-home mom who loved her kids. there is no explanation. there was no...
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phillips'. >>> diagnosing adam lanza. h. wayne carver said he was told the shooter has aspergers syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. now, people who knew the family say he had aspergers, but advocacy groups say there is no relation between aspergers and violence. bob and susan wright, grandparent of a child with autism and the founders of autism speaks say this -- autism did not cause this horror, the profound tragedy of these senseless murdered will be compounded if it -- against people with autism, but according to a leading medical book, here are some of the behaviors. one, shows a lack of empathy. two, acts up with intense tantrums and three, shows aggression to others and to self. i spoke with bob earlier and asked him how he's so sure why autism wasn't a part of why this tragedy happened? >> well, there's been, there have been a number of studies, very large studies done with autistic children. dr. catherine lord spoke with one this morning "the new york times" and went through the whole thing thoroughly. the result
phillips'. >>> diagnosing adam lanza. h. wayne carver said he was told the shooter has aspergers syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder. now, people who knew the family say he had aspergers, but advocacy groups say there is no relation between aspergers and violence. bob and susan wright, grandparent of a child with autism and the founders of autism speaks say this -- autism did not cause this horror, the profound tragedy of these senseless murdered will be compounded if it -- against...
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that was not the case for adam. >> reporter: craft was only a year over adam's older brother, ryan. who said to let him do what he wanted. >> nancy always asked me to always be with him in the room, no matter what. like don't go to the bathroom. don't ever leave him without supervision. >> reporter: craft says adam had a contentious relationship with his mother, nancy. she had split with the boy's father, peter, who was described as tax director and vp at ge financial services. but craft said that nancy was an engaged mother, always setting up play dates for her two sons and taking up family activities. neighbors say she enjoyed gardening and had taken time out of finance. >> just like everybody, normal, you know, decorate the house, the house was always pristine. and the house was like any other house wife. >> reporter: but like her son, there are gaps in nancy lanza's story that still need to be filled in. she owned the weapons that lanza used, including the semiautomatic rifle, according to a source. and it is not clear why she purchased those weapons. wolf? >> reporter: brian, a
that was not the case for adam. >> reporter: craft was only a year over adam's older brother, ryan. who said to let him do what he wanted. >> nancy always asked me to always be with him in the room, no matter what. like don't go to the bathroom. don't ever leave him without supervision. >> reporter: craft says adam had a contentious relationship with his mother, nancy. she had split with the boy's father, peter, who was described as tax director and vp at ge financial...
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okay. >> adam was never a social person. he used to come in and keep his head down and never sure of himself. >> you knew there was something? >> she told us that he had the condition there, asberger's and always had an issue in school socially because he was a very highly intelligent kid and high i.q. and graduated around tenth grade or so. >> graduated early. >> yeah, like tenth grade, yeah, very, very intelligent kid, and i mentioned earlier, too, a lot of people are mentioning asberger's and i would like to say something about that. i think that a lot of kids have it, and i don't think it has anything to do with the situation at all because kids with that know the difference between right and wrong. >> she talked, nancy talked through the years about her son. >> she came in here and we socialized and went out and never talked about the family. she was -- she just came in to have a great time, to talk, and -- >> get it off her mind if anything. >> she did but she would only say it has been hard for her, you know, it was r
okay. >> adam was never a social person. he used to come in and keep his head down and never sure of himself. >> you knew there was something? >> she told us that he had the condition there, asberger's and always had an issue in school socially because he was a very highly intelligent kid and high i.q. and graduated around tenth grade or so. >> graduated early. >> yeah, like tenth grade, yeah, very, very intelligent kid, and i mentioned earlier, too, a lot of...
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that nancy lanza had these guns and how adam lanza could have gotten those. do you know where the guns locked up? >> yeah, we do have a great deal of information relative to the guns. we've actually got a team, we're being assisted with that, with the aff and we're literally investigating those guns, the day, the minute they left the manufacturer to the day we see them. there were capacities to lock those up, we know that. and certainly, we're going to check the place of guns every single time they were touched or handled. >> do you know if the lock was broken or removed -- can you tell us that? >> i'm sorry, i do not know that information. >> all right. you don't know that information yet. okay. yesterday, we also had reports that the computer had been smashed to pieces. sort of implying adam lanza tried to destroy the evidence, giving the perception he would have known right from wrong. is there any hope you're going to get anything off those hard drives? >> it's important to note that electronic evidence, there's no question about -- electronic evidence ou
that nancy lanza had these guns and how adam lanza could have gotten those. do you know where the guns locked up? >> yeah, we do have a great deal of information relative to the guns. we've actually got a team, we're being assisted with that, with the aff and we're literally investigating those guns, the day, the minute they left the manufacturer to the day we see them. there were capacities to lock those up, we know that. and certainly, we're going to check the place of guns every single...
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he is 20-year-old adam lanza. last night, our piers morgan got insight on lanza from a former classmate. >> he was really quiet, he kept to himself. he was a little fidgety, a little uneasy sometimes if you were to look at him. i think he was just socially not really into going out there and making as many friends as everyone else was doing in elementary school and middle school. preferred to stay to himself. >> reporter: adam lanza's body was found in the school. his mother's body was found at the home they shared about 2 1/2 miles from here. that is where our mary snow is standing by this morning. mary, the area that you are in, big houses, it's a prosperous area, a quiet area. there aren't even street lights around you. the only lights you've got are the ones provided by our lights. this is not something that area's used to. what do we know now about the area and adam lanza? >> yeah, ali, we -- it's believed he did live with his mother and that house is behind me on this quiet road which is now closed off by po
he is 20-year-old adam lanza. last night, our piers morgan got insight on lanza from a former classmate. >> he was really quiet, he kept to himself. he was a little fidgety, a little uneasy sometimes if you were to look at him. i think he was just socially not really into going out there and making as many friends as everyone else was doing in elementary school and middle school. preferred to stay to himself. >> reporter: adam lanza's body was found in the school. his mother's body...
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police are now identifying the shooter as adam lanza. it took a long time for an identification because he also has a brother and his brother is in hoboken, named ryan lanza. he was taken away in handcuffs from his apartment in hoboken for questioning but they are not saying he's a suspect at this time. we do know that nancy lanza, the mother of these two young men, was killed today and that she was a teacher at sandy hook elementary. tom foreman has been piecing together how this terrible crime unfolded from the moment the first few phone calls started coming in just after 9:30 in the morning. >> hi, ashleigh. when you think about it, this is about ten hours ago almost to the minute that all of this was going on. 9:30 this morning it was a normal start to the day ahere. 600 students here, 50 faculty members. we don't have a completely on the layout of the school or the timeline. we have some idea, so the day was getting under way, had been under way about 30 minutes. there was a meeting happening up here involving the principal, the vic
police are now identifying the shooter as adam lanza. it took a long time for an identification because he also has a brother and his brother is in hoboken, named ryan lanza. he was taken away in handcuffs from his apartment in hoboken for questioning but they are not saying he's a suspect at this time. we do know that nancy lanza, the mother of these two young men, was killed today and that she was a teacher at sandy hook elementary. tom foreman has been piecing together how this terrible...
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it appears as there's no record of adam lanza from 2009 on. that was the last time he was registered in any sort of class. the last sighting, a couple of months ago, back at a shooting range where his mom took him, because he didn't want to leave him alone. wolf? >> deborah feyerick, thanks very much. a very small step back to normal today. most of the newtown students, they returned to school for the first time since the massacre with police standing guard. kate balduan is here watching what's going on. you have some new information about this return to school? >> return to school for the sandy hook elementary school students. in a letter to both family and staff, the school superintendent said that they will not be returning to class until after the holiday, in january. there had been some questions this week on when they would. in that letter, the school superintendent, janet robinson wrote this in part, wolf. she wrote, "we need to tend to our teachers' and students' needs to feel comfortable after this trauma in this new place." in the me
it appears as there's no record of adam lanza from 2009 on. that was the last time he was registered in any sort of class. the last sighting, a couple of months ago, back at a shooting range where his mom took him, because he didn't want to leave him alone. wolf? >> deborah feyerick, thanks very much. a very small step back to normal today. most of the newtown students, they returned to school for the first time since the massacre with police standing guard. kate balduan is here watching...
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a year older than adam's older brother ryan. he says their mother told them to let ryan do whatever he wanted, but as for adam -- >> what i remember clearly is that nancy always asked me to always be with him in the room no matter what. don't go to the bathroom, don't ever leave him without supervision. >> craft says adam had a contentious relationship with his mother, nancy. she split from the father who is described by the job networking website linked in at tax director at ge financial services. craft says nancy was an engaged mother always setting up play dates and taking part in activities. neighbors and friends said she enjoyed gardening and took time off from a job in finance. >> just like anybody else in this neighborhood. decorate the house and the house was always, you know, pristine. she was like any other housewife. >> but like her son, there are gaps in nancy's story that still need to be filled in. she owned the weapons that adam lanza used in the killings including a semi-automatic rifle and it's not clear why she
a year older than adam's older brother ryan. he says their mother told them to let ryan do whatever he wanted, but as for adam -- >> what i remember clearly is that nancy always asked me to always be with him in the room no matter what. don't go to the bathroom, don't ever leave him without supervision. >> craft says adam had a contentious relationship with his mother, nancy. she split from the father who is described by the job networking website linked in at tax director at ge...
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it's a different story for her son adam. nancy pulled her son out of the school district and home schooled him. those who knew adam remember him for not standing out. >> basically, he was a quiet, shy kid. he stood out to me because of the fact he didn't interact with too many other kids on the bus. he was older, i believe, when i had him. this is going back a few years. i don't recall everything, but that did stand out. the one thing about it. >> the more we learn about adam lanza, the more confusing it becomes. cnn's brian todd looks deeper into who he was. >> reporter: his motive for this unspeakable act is still not clear. law enforcement officials say. in digging for details about shooter adam lanza and his family, accounts emerge that are still confusing, sometimes conflicting. a neighbor who knew him in recent years describes lanza as troubled, but listen to this account from a young man who knew him. >> he was just a kid. >> reporter: just a kid? >> just a kid. >> reporter: never antisocial? >> no. adam's got -- no.
it's a different story for her son adam. nancy pulled her son out of the school district and home schooled him. those who knew adam remember him for not standing out. >> basically, he was a quiet, shy kid. he stood out to me because of the fact he didn't interact with too many other kids on the bus. he was older, i believe, when i had him. this is going back a few years. i don't recall everything, but that did stand out. the one thing about it. >> the more we learn about adam lanza,...
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we don't know much more about -- about adam lanza. we do know that his brother ryan who was a bit older, 24 years old, he was taken in to custody for questioning. he is not being called a suspect, but he was in hoboken, new jersey, when they brought him in for questioning. that's where he lives to try to find out what if anything he knew about this. what he could tell them about his brother. what information they -- he can give about his background. and police also questioned their father. he still lives in this area. he is divorced from his wife who was one of the victims here, and he has remarried. so he too is being questioned by police to try to shed some light on adam lanza and why this tragedy happened. >> thanks for that. a lot of questions are forming around the shooter's mother nancy lanza, the registered owner of the three weapons as susan told us. guns similar to these as we're showing you now, a glock revolver, a glock pistol, a sig sauer and a rifle. i'm joined by a cnn contributor. there are a lot of questions about the
we don't know much more about -- about adam lanza. we do know that his brother ryan who was a bit older, 24 years old, he was taken in to custody for questioning. he is not being called a suspect, but he was in hoboken, new jersey, when they brought him in for questioning. that's where he lives to try to find out what if anything he knew about this. what he could tell them about his brother. what information they -- he can give about his background. and police also questioned their father. he...
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investigators continue to search the home of adam lanza. we'll learn more about how his mother, nancy, might have been storing the weapons he used in the shooting. cnn's deb feyerick is at the house and joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. investigators are trying to unlock the mysteries inside this guy's mind, trying to do it by putting together shards of a broken computer and that is what is going to take a relatively long time yesterday at this home a number of investigators were here for the better part of the afternoon about two and a half hours four investigators in unmarked patrol cars, they came quietly, left quietly. we could not tell whether they were carrying anything. adam lanza appears to have fallen off the grid. three years unaccounted for. last time any record of him was back in 2009 when he was a student at a local student, taking several classes. after 2009 he falls away. nobody nlds what he was doing over the last couple of years. you look at this picture perfect house on the hill you don'
investigators continue to search the home of adam lanza. we'll learn more about how his mother, nancy, might have been storing the weapons he used in the shooting. cnn's deb feyerick is at the house and joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. investigators are trying to unlock the mysteries inside this guy's mind, trying to do it by putting together shards of a broken computer and that is what is going to take a relatively long time yesterday at this home a...
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we are learning he is 20-year-old adam lanza. we know according to our sources that for whatever reason when he came to the school this day, he was wearing what is described to me as black battle fatigues and a military vest. he came armed with three weapons. two of them handguns. one as a glock and another as a sig sauer and a third police found in the vehicle. the two weapons were found on him in the school. the third was found, the bushmaster which is a semi automatic was found in a car outside the school. what led him to this? we don't know. we do know this. police have questioned both his brother and his father. his brother was taken into custody for questioning only. he is not being called a suspect. from his apartment in hoboken, new jersey. we understand the father was also questioned by authorities here in the newtown, connecticut area. the father is divorced from nancy lanza. she is the mother of the two who is a schoolteacher and counted among the dead. her body was found in a residence here in the newtown area, as wel
we are learning he is 20-year-old adam lanza. we know according to our sources that for whatever reason when he came to the school this day, he was wearing what is described to me as black battle fatigues and a military vest. he came armed with three weapons. two of them handguns. one as a glock and another as a sig sauer and a third police found in the vehicle. the two weapons were found on him in the school. the third was found, the bushmaster which is a semi automatic was found in a car...
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apparently adam lanza had his brother's i.d. on him. his i.d. was on the body of adam lanza. so they went to ask the brother some questions and were talking to him. they also removed materials from that apartment. just one of the aspects of the confusion yesterday during this investigation. ali? >> reporter: that did add a lot of confusion to this whole episode. they took him into custody, the brother, and they were interviewing the father. it has now been almost 24 hours since the unimaginable happened here in newtown, connecticut. it all started when a gunman entered through the doors of sandy hook elementary school. we are awaiting a press conference, you're looking at that right now. it has not begun, but i do want to give those of you who have joined us a sense of what happened. tom foreman walks us through what happened yesterday morning minute by minute. >> this is what we know at this point about the timeline of the shooting reported by law enforcement officials and witnesses and the layout of the school as best we can piece it all together. 9:30 in the morning, class
apparently adam lanza had his brother's i.d. on him. his i.d. was on the body of adam lanza. so they went to ask the brother some questions and were talking to him. they also removed materials from that apartment. just one of the aspects of the confusion yesterday during this investigation. ali? >> reporter: that did add a lot of confusion to this whole episode. they took him into custody, the brother, and they were interviewing the father. it has now been almost 24 hours since the...
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we do know that adam lanza was trying to try to mainstream her son. it was clear that he had problems. a school security officer appointed specific officers to keep an eye on him. they didn't want him to become a target of other children within the school. he was seeing a psychologist when he was a freshman. that also school appointed. in going through the divorce document and trying to make sense of all of this we found otthat while the father was responsible for the medical care the mother was responsible for all psychiatric and psychological expenses and responsible for prescription medications. they are looking at all of this to try to find out what kind of medications he was on and whether or not he may have been getting that treatment. we have seen this outpouring that you talk about there in newtown. for the first time somebody came and laid flowers at the home of nancy lanza. she was a woman who was very much liked. she was struggling but at least trying to do the right thing by her son, by herself and by her family. >> i am glad you said that
we do know that adam lanza was trying to try to mainstream her son. it was clear that he had problems. a school security officer appointed specific officers to keep an eye on him. they didn't want him to become a target of other children within the school. he was seeing a psychologist when he was a freshman. that also school appointed. in going through the divorce document and trying to make sense of all of this we found otthat while the father was responsible for the medical care the mother...
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almost as if adam lanza was trying to erase his steps leading up to this crime. now, also, we're told the autopsy showed that after the horrible spree at the school, adam lanza took his own life, a single gunshot wound also to the head. what is so interesting about all of this is that the mother, nancy lanza, was in charge of any unreimbursed psychiatric or psychological competences for her son. so, again, another indication that there was something more going on, that she was the one who was really trying to manage whatever it was he was wrestling with, the demons he was -- he appeared to be struggling with over the course of the last three years. and, you know, brooke what is so astonishing to me having covered a number of tragedies, terrible tragedies like this, is that adam lanza, the last three years of his life, they're basically a mystery to almost everybody. he seems to have disappeared after courses he took in 2009 at a local university, but after that, very little is known. the mother was trying to mainstream him, moving him from school to school, but t
almost as if adam lanza was trying to erase his steps leading up to this crime. now, also, we're told the autopsy showed that after the horrible spree at the school, adam lanza took his own life, a single gunshot wound also to the head. what is so interesting about all of this is that the mother, nancy lanza, was in charge of any unreimbursed psychiatric or psychological competences for her son. so, again, another indication that there was something more going on, that she was the one who was...
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we are also hearing from adam lanza's family. both his brother, ryan, and his father have been questioned by police. peter lanza released this statement. "our family is grieving along with all those who have been affected by this enormous tragedy. we are in a state of disbelief and trying to find whatever answers we can. we too, are asking why." we're hearing from adam lanza's aunt which says she's shocked and offers a little insight into why. >> i know she had issues with school. she wound up homeschooling him, because she battled with the school district i'm not sure in what capacity. >> has he acted out? had she shared with you? >> no. >> no violence towards her? >> no. if he did, i know she wouldn't have tolerated it. >> joining us now national correspondent susan candiotti. you have been following this investigation from the very, very beginning. what more are we learning about adam lanza and what he was doing in the days before the shooting? >> of course, that's one of the many key questions that authorities are trying to f
we are also hearing from adam lanza's family. both his brother, ryan, and his father have been questioned by police. peter lanza released this statement. "our family is grieving along with all those who have been affected by this enormous tragedy. we are in a state of disbelief and trying to find whatever answers we can. we too, are asking why." we're hearing from adam lanza's aunt which says she's shocked and offers a little insight into why. >> i know she had issues with...
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and also for adam's father and his family. i want to extend my sympathy and my condolences to his family. they're going through what i'm going through. and they are not responsible for what adam did. and so, i just want them to know that. and my thoughts are with them too. my little boy said something the night before to me. and he said, dad this is going to be the best christmas ever. and he was going on about it, and i said, jesse you know, we'll make it the best we can, and i don't have much family. um, it is kind of a quiet time for me. and he makes -- made christmas happy for me and joyful and he made it what it was. and i said to him jess we'll make it the best we can. and the next day, this tragedy happened and it occurred, and i thought to myself, boy, was he wrong about that. >> neil heslin whose son jesse died. the poor families who suffered such terrible loss. i want to bring in newark mayor, corey booker. and psychologist and dr. depack choprah and tom ridge. corey booker let me start with you. it is heart breaking
and also for adam's father and his family. i want to extend my sympathy and my condolences to his family. they're going through what i'm going through. and they are not responsible for what adam did. and so, i just want them to know that. and my thoughts are with them too. my little boy said something the night before to me. and he said, dad this is going to be the best christmas ever. and he was going on about it, and i said, jesse you know, we'll make it the best we can, and i don't have much...
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adam lanza allegedly targeted kindergartners and first graders, is what we now know. up to six guns involved. he also dressed up in a military-style vest and black fatigues, as alex described. authorities say they found three guns near lanza's body in a school classroom. all three guns were registered to his mother, his mother, who was also found dead in her home. investigators recovered three other rifles. it's unclear at this point exactly where those weapons were found. we want to get to mike booshard, former assistant director. mike, we know you supervised the atf's response a decade ago, a story i covered a lot, the washington, d.c. beltway sniper. so unfortunately, this is something you know a lot about. i want you to walk me through some of these weapons. in the press conference, the medical examiner said that everybody was shot with the same rifle. which would be i guess the bushmaster. so give us some more information about the bushmaster . 223 semiautomatic rifle. that certainly changes the facts in this case. obviously, the bushmaster is typically used in a
adam lanza allegedly targeted kindergartners and first graders, is what we now know. up to six guns involved. he also dressed up in a military-style vest and black fatigues, as alex described. authorities say they found three guns near lanza's body in a school classroom. all three guns were registered to his mother, his mother, who was also found dead in her home. investigators recovered three other rifles. it's unclear at this point exactly where those weapons were found. we want to get to...
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so it was it is not clear why the medical examiner came out yesterday and explained how adam lanza shot those 26 people multiple times, some of them, he shot, said the medical examiner, three to 11 times. it's clear that lanza carrying that much ammunition on him was looking to cause the most destruction and death. wolf? >> what a horrific, horrific crime. alison, thank you so much. a huge challenge for so many families. bring in our chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta, here with us now. posttraumatic stress disorder, that is going to be a huge problem? >> it is. we are used to talking about this in the context over adults but it can happen in children and it can happen quickly. i think that's two things people don't always realize, how the children behave now, how a lot of these things are implemented that you've been talking about with people over the last couple of days, is going to make a big difference, if certain conversations are had, if special care is taken to make sure that children are sleeping well, for example, they are going to be able to cope much better in the
so it was it is not clear why the medical examiner came out yesterday and explained how adam lanza shot those 26 people multiple times, some of them, he shot, said the medical examiner, three to 11 times. it's clear that lanza carrying that much ammunition on him was looking to cause the most destruction and death. wolf? >> what a horrific, horrific crime. alison, thank you so much. a huge challenge for so many families. bring in our chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta, here...
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and to find somebody who actually knew adam lanza and who can talk about adam in his later years, that is really what's so difficult. and that's why investigators are hoping that the information that they seized from inside the house, i don't know if you can see it, but there is a police officer standing there at the front of the door. again, this is still a crime scene. they're still going through it. if they can get a lot of the information from the computer, then perhaps, wolf, we will have an answer. >> reporter: a lot of questions and still only a few answers. deb feyerick, thank you. the shooting has certainly many parents wondering how to explain all of this, this great tragedy to their own children. we're going to talk with a psychologist about how to do just that as we continue our special coverage. >>> these makeshift memorials are coming up all over newtown here. you can see people are just bringing teddy bears, they're bringing flowers, little bells, as you can see over there, even legos to remember the victims from newtown, what's going on. ashleigh banfield is also rememb
and to find somebody who actually knew adam lanza and who can talk about adam in his later years, that is really what's so difficult. and that's why investigators are hoping that the information that they seized from inside the house, i don't know if you can see it, but there is a police officer standing there at the front of the door. again, this is still a crime scene. they're still going through it. if they can get a lot of the information from the computer, then perhaps, wolf, we will have...
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police say three guns were found at the scene next to the body of the shooter, adam lanza. but the medical examiner says all wounds he knows of were caused by what he calls the long weapon, that rifle, that we're talking about. that would be the modified semiautomatic rifle that's a civilian version of the military m-16. one of the victims of the newtown elementary school massacre was a 6-year-old girl named emily parker. her father gave a heart wrenching news conference a little while ago. listen to this. my daughter emilie would be one of the first ones to be standing and giving her love and support to all those victims. because that's the type of person that she is. not because of any parenting that my wife and i could have done. but because those were the gifts that were given to her by her heavenly father. as the deep pain begins to settle into our hearts, we find comfort reflecting on the incredible person that emilie was, and how many lives she was able to touch in her short time here on earth. emilie was bright, creative and very loving. emilie was always willing to
police say three guns were found at the scene next to the body of the shooter, adam lanza. but the medical examiner says all wounds he knows of were caused by what he calls the long weapon, that rifle, that we're talking about. that would be the modified semiautomatic rifle that's a civilian version of the military m-16. one of the victims of the newtown elementary school massacre was a 6-year-old girl named emily parker. her father gave a heart wrenching news conference a little while ago....
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but in this particular case, this alleged shooter, adam lanza, he's like a ghost. nobody knows anything about him. >> nothing about him. some things you may not know as you heard the profiler say. they don't have information on people who harbor grief and resentment because they don't talk about it that much. deb, before i move on. i want to thank you for what you said coming out of those two ladies who were here. because i'm not a parent. i'm an uncle and a great uncle, that's not the same as being a parent. and this must be really tough for parents around the country, especially with school-aged children right now. >> it's so difficult. because there's something about a child, they are just -- you know, when a child turns two it effectively doubles their lifespan on the earth. there's so much learning and there's so much growing that goes on each and every year. that it's just, you can't even imagine it. i once remember hearing something that was so powerful. that an oak tree and a rose both live the same amount, the lifetime that they are supposed to live and th
but in this particular case, this alleged shooter, adam lanza, he's like a ghost. nobody knows anything about him. >> nothing about him. some things you may not know as you heard the profiler say. they don't have information on people who harbor grief and resentment because they don't talk about it that much. deb, before i move on. i want to thank you for what you said coming out of those two ladies who were here. because i'm not a parent. i'm an uncle and a great uncle, that's not the...
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it is adam lanza, 20 years old, who is the shooter. his brother, ryan, is the one that was taken away for questioning by authorities in hoboken, new jersey, and is expected that he will be released. he is not considered a suspect. we don't know when he will be released. we also have this additional information that the father of the shooter. there is no indication that the broth father is a suspect in this case. he is divorced from nancy lanza, identified as a victim in this case. he remarried and lives in the same area where this shooting occurred. so that is the new information that we have about now. we have the name of the shooter as adam lanza, 20 years old. his older brother, ryan, 24 years old, is the one who was questioned in hoboken, new jersey. he is expected to be released. we don't know when. the father of both of them also questioned for information about the shooter in this case, his son. but there is no indication that the father is considered a suspect in any way. wolf? >> just to recap, the video that we saw of somebod
it is adam lanza, 20 years old, who is the shooter. his brother, ryan, is the one that was taken away for questioning by authorities in hoboken, new jersey, and is expected that he will be released. he is not considered a suspect. we don't know when he will be released. we also have this additional information that the father of the shooter. there is no indication that the broth father is a suspect in this case. he is divorced from nancy lanza, identified as a victim in this case. he remarried...
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police say adam lanza used an ar-15 in connecticut. it was also used to kill 12 people in a colorado movie theater this summer. who buys this weapon? >> everybody. >> reporter: guns and ammo magazine estimates 1.5 million have been made in the last five years alone. dealers say it's the most popular rifle in america. for good reason. how quickly could someone use this rifle -- >> to shoot it? very little training to shoot it. >> reporter: it weighs about eight pounds, takes all kinds of ammo and can be easily customized with various lasers, stocks and gun locks. the ar-15 is accurate and it has very little kick. >> there's literally no recoil from this because you're just shooting a high-power .22 round. one of the things that makes it very controllable. >> reporter: a lot has been talking about the heavy firepower of the ar-15, but really a lot of the shotguns and rifles that we saw on the wall there are much more powerful. the normal rounds that are chambered in this rifle are not much more or even less than a lot of handguns out the
police say adam lanza used an ar-15 in connecticut. it was also used to kill 12 people in a colorado movie theater this summer. who buys this weapon? >> everybody. >> reporter: guns and ammo magazine estimates 1.5 million have been made in the last five years alone. dealers say it's the most popular rifle in america. for good reason. how quickly could someone use this rifle -- >> to shoot it? very little training to shoot it. >> reporter: it weighs about eight pounds,...
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what did we learn about adam lanza and his possible motive? >> reporter: wolf, you know, shortly after yesterday's horrific massacre, police and s.w.a.t. teams descended on the lanza home where it is believed that adam lanza lived with his mother. and what police now are saying in term of a potential motive, lieutenant paul vance of the connecticut state police said that investigators are recovering what he described as, in his words, as good evidence to possibly fill in the blanks of why or how this could have occurred. and he gave that answer when asked whether or not there were any e-mails or any writings that would give any clues about a poe te potential motive. we have new information about from susan candiotti. she is quoting a law enforcement official who said that he had access to more guns than the three guns recovered. she's quoting a source that police recovered three additional guns. and this was elsewhere, not at the scene of the shooting. a .45 revolver hand repeating and cnn has been reporting that police did recover three weapo
what did we learn about adam lanza and his possible motive? >> reporter: wolf, you know, shortly after yesterday's horrific massacre, police and s.w.a.t. teams descended on the lanza home where it is believed that adam lanza lived with his mother. and what police now are saying in term of a potential motive, lieutenant paul vance of the connecticut state police said that investigators are recovering what he described as, in his words, as good evidence to possibly fill in the blanks of why...
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all belong to adam lanza's mother, nancy lanza. contributor and former fbi director tom fuentes joins us from washington. deborah feyerick is joining us. tom, first you to. these are high-powered guns the there. you obviously downtown wan't wan the wrong hands. connecticut has strong laws on the books now. how did the young adam lanza, 20-year-old, get these weapons? >> hi, wolf. so far we don't know for sure how he got them. the reports are that his manager legally purchased the weapons and legally had them in the house, it followed all of the laws of connecticut. but if he went ahead and stole them from his mother and then actually used them against her and the other children, then that's where the problem comes in. she may have obtained the guns legally, but he didn't. he basically would have stolen the weapons. >> how popular out there are these three kinds of weapons? the two pistols, one rifle? how popular out there are they generally across the country? >> they're popular because the glock and the sig sauer pistols are profe
all belong to adam lanza's mother, nancy lanza. contributor and former fbi director tom fuentes joins us from washington. deborah feyerick is joining us. tom, first you to. these are high-powered guns the there. you obviously downtown wan't wan the wrong hands. connecticut has strong laws on the books now. how did the young adam lanza, 20-year-old, get these weapons? >> hi, wolf. so far we don't know for sure how he got them. the reports are that his manager legally purchased the weapons...
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his name of course is adam lanza, 20 years old. officials say one was the primary weapon used and it was a semiautomatic rifle. we have also learned that the 20 children who were killed inside the school were shot multiple times. every single one of them was either six or seven years old. president obama is going to arrive here in newtown this afternoon to try to comfort the victims' families. he's scheduled to arrive here in about an hour and a half. he is going to be meeting with the families and also with the first responders. and after that he's going to be speaking at an interfaith vigil. we're going to be taking that vigil here on cnn live in its entirety. it begins at 7:00 eastern time. we do know the names of the victims today. but we are still learning about who they were, what their lives were like. so short, but no doubt given their age, providing so much joy for those around them. nick valencia is in the cnn news room in atlanta. i know the families are starting post pictures of their familich and issue statements. >> s
his name of course is adam lanza, 20 years old. officials say one was the primary weapon used and it was a semiautomatic rifle. we have also learned that the 20 children who were killed inside the school were shot multiple times. every single one of them was either six or seven years old. president obama is going to arrive here in newtown this afternoon to try to comfort the victims' families. he's scheduled to arrive here in about an hour and a half. he is going to be meeting with the families...
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he said that adam hadautism. my nephew is autistic and i have never heard to autism being linked to this violent behavior. we have linked it to smasz shootings before but not autism. what is your study? >> there are hardly any studies on this, but there were a couple from a year or two ago tha to show the link between this and any kind of violent behavior was the studies don't bear that out. violent outbursts like any child or young person i have are there. there are some studies looking at empathy. could there be limited empathy? but even the studies are limited. i will say, for example, the diagnosis of aspergers is not a diagnosis. as of this year that diagnosis is gone. so i guess i wouldn't reach too much into that. >> reporter: as we are waiting for information to come to us, erik fisher, thank you for joining us this morning with your insight. and sanjay, i appreciate your time. we are waiting for this press conference. there are now, what would you say, like 100 cameras at least here lined up for the stat
he said that adam hadautism. my nephew is autistic and i have never heard to autism being linked to this violent behavior. we have linked it to smasz shootings before but not autism. what is your study? >> there are hardly any studies on this, but there were a couple from a year or two ago tha to show the link between this and any kind of violent behavior was the studies don't bear that out. violent outbursts like any child or young person i have are there. there are some studies looking...
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until then, peter lanza, an executive with ge, had weekly visits with adam lanza. he hadn't lived in the home since 2001. in the hours after the shooting, a reporter for the stamford advocate, outside peter lanza's house, told cnn's wolf blitzer that he was unaware of his son being involved in the shooting. >> we have a report that somebody at this address is connected at the shooting in newtown and his face just went from -- you know, had he been this very polite stranger making pleasantries with me and he went from that to sort of shock and then just this horrified look and, you know, essentially declined comment, rolled up his window and went inside his house. >> since then, he released a statement, adding, we are in a state of disbelief and trying to find whatever answers we can. we, too, are asking why. peter lanza's sister-in-law told reporters that both lanza and his ex-wife were committed to their kids' welfare. >> they were the type of parent even while married and separated if the kids had a need, they would fill it. court documents show a comfortable lif
until then, peter lanza, an executive with ge, had weekly visits with adam lanza. he hadn't lived in the home since 2001. in the hours after the shooting, a reporter for the stamford advocate, outside peter lanza's house, told cnn's wolf blitzer that he was unaware of his son being involved in the shooting. >> we have a report that somebody at this address is connected at the shooting in newtown and his face just went from -- you know, had he been this very polite stranger making...
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what is interesting, we have been trying to confirm whether or not the neighborhood here are where adam lanza lived with his mother, nancy, where the scene has been cleared from the investigation. we haven't yet gotten confirmation on that, what happened i would say 20 minutes ago, about six police cars drove up here, about six officers got out, talked in the middle of the street behind merck got back into their cars and drove into the neighborhood. not sure exactly where they were headed. we can only assume they are headed to the lanza home or in that area. we are learning new information today about how the gunman got into sandy hook elementary. and it's interesting to hear these details. you have to remember the school had security in that you had to be buzzed in by -- around 9:30, the doors would be locked and you had to be buzzed in and the people inside the school could see on a security camera who would be trying to get into the door. we are learning from connecticut governor dan malloy that what this gunman did, and he is actually confirming what our sources have told us before
what is interesting, we have been trying to confirm whether or not the neighborhood here are where adam lanza lived with his mother, nancy, where the scene has been cleared from the investigation. we haven't yet gotten confirmation on that, what happened i would say 20 minutes ago, about six police cars drove up here, about six officers got out, talked in the middle of the street behind merck got back into their cars and drove into the neighborhood. not sure exactly where they were headed. we...
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and does anybody really believe that the next adam lanza isn't planning his attack on a school? since when did a gun automatically become a bad word? a gun in the hands of a secret service agent protecting our president isn't a bad word. a gun in the hands of a soldier protecting the united states of america isn't a bad word. and when you hear your glass breaking at 3:00 a.m. and you call 911, you won't be able to pray hard enough for a gun in the hands of a good guy to get there fast enough to protect you. so why is the idea of a gun good when it's used to protect the president of our country or our police but bad when it's used to protect our children in our schools? >> to be clear, this wasn't a press conference. it was a statement. no questions were taken. that doesn't mean there weren't any interruptions. >> stop killing our children. it's the nra and assault weapons that are killing our children. >> protesters accused the nra of having blood on its hands. i'll be speaking to one of those in a moment. wayne lapierre paused and then continued and blamed the violence on video
and does anybody really believe that the next adam lanza isn't planning his attack on a school? since when did a gun automatically become a bad word? a gun in the hands of a secret service agent protecting our president isn't a bad word. a gun in the hands of a soldier protecting the united states of america isn't a bad word. and when you hear your glass breaking at 3:00 a.m. and you call 911, you won't be able to pray hard enough for a gun in the hands of a good guy to get there fast enough to...
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adam has got a -- no. >> trouble maker? >> no, definitely not. >> noticeable? just kind of blend into the background? >> yeah. nothing that would warrant any of this. >> they are saying he went after his mom and her class of kids. can you wrap your head around that? >> no, i cannot. i don't know who would do anything like this. >> so your general sense is what? >> this is -- this is unspeakable. when i first heard about it -- i'm still in shock. excuse me a moment. i need to go. >> a nice kid. very politely. she raised very nice boys, to me. that's why i think it's a shock. to even know them and realize who they are and what he did. you cannot understand what happened, that he snapped, what have you, and took such innocent lives. >> ashleigh, i'm convinced in the coming days, maybe even tomorrow, we'll begin hearing there were warning signs, that there were mental health issues, there was a family that didn't know how to handle the situation or where to turn, we have seen it at the shooting at virginia tech, gaby giffords, aurora, colorado, movie theater. i'm s
adam has got a -- no. >> trouble maker? >> no, definitely not. >> noticeable? just kind of blend into the background? >> yeah. nothing that would warrant any of this. >> they are saying he went after his mom and her class of kids. can you wrap your head around that? >> no, i cannot. i don't know who would do anything like this. >> so your general sense is what? >> this is -- this is unspeakable. when i first heard about it -- i'm still in shock....